The University of Adelaide
Established in 1874, the University of Adelaide is Australia’s third-oldest university. Ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. It is associated with five Nobel Prize Laureates and has produced 100 Rhodes Scholars.
A member of Australia’s Group of Eight research-intensive universities, Adelaide produces high-calibre graduates who occupy senior positions all over the world. Through teaching and learning of high quality, outstanding research, and a strong tradition of community service, the University has built a continuing reputation for its impact on the lives of its graduates and through them, on the community as a whole.
Adelaide's research is at the leading edge of knowledge, with research earnings consistently the highest per capita of any university in Australia. Analysis of the impact of publications and citations shows that the University of Adelaide is ranked in the top 1% in the world in 11 research fields.
An innovative and forward-looking University, Adelaide has major strengths in wine and food, health sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences, information technology and telecommunications, environmental sciences and social sciences.
Adelaide University is committed to producing graduates recognised worldwide for their creativity, knowledge and skills, as well as their culture and tolerance. Adelaide graduates make an impact on the world.
Student LifeBecause University is not just about getting a degree but about acquiring skills for life, non-academic activities are a valued and long-established part of campus life at the University of Adelaide.
Students enjoy a vibrant social life on campus, with facilities including cafeterias with international food, student clubs, sporting and gym facilities and a UniBar which has an atmosphere of its own and is especially alive during happy hour or with local and touring bands performing throughout the year.
The location of the main North Terrace campus in the central business district allows students to enjoy the café strip of Rundle Street, the city parkland, the cultural boulevard of North Terrace with the State Library, the Museum of South Australia and State Parliament, the Rundle Mall shopping district as well as all the other wonderful features a world class city like Adelaide has to offer.